The team at BES Utilities understand that running a small business is hard work. Whether it be managing expenses, tracking employee work schedules or even monitoring your business energy usage - small business owners have a lot on their plate. When looking to increase productivity and organisation on a small budget, expensive software can seem out of reach. Luckily there are heaps of low-cost apps providing handy business resources – BES Utilities have rounded up 5 of the best to help you stay organised and on top of your small-business to-do list.

1. Top 5 mobile Apps for small business owners
The team at BES Utilities understandthatrunningasmall businessishardwork.Whetheritbe
managingexpenses,trackingemployeeworkschedulesoreven monitoringyourbusiness energy
usage - small businessownershave aloton theirplate.
Whenlookingtoincrease productivityandorganisationonasmall budget,expensivesoftwarecan
seemoutof reach.Luckilythere are heapsof low-costappsproviding handybusinessresources –
BES Utilitieshave roundedup5of the bestto help youstayorganisedandon topof yoursmall-
businessto-dolist.
1. CamScanner (Available oniPhone&Android)
Function:Organisation
Description:Whenit comesto clientcontractsand legal agreements we are still alongwayfrom
beingpaperless –butthisapp certainlybringsuscloser. CamScannerletsyouuse yourphone’s
camera to scan physical documentsandconvertthemintoPDFfiles. Itallowsyoutoadd detailsand
notes,and thensendor uploadthemthroughyouremail or cloudstorage services. Itevenletsyou
crop and tidyup yourscans fora more professionallook.
Cost: All CamScanner’s basicfunctionsare free,you’ll onlyneedtopaya small costif you’dlike the
watermarkremovingfromthe documents,orif there isa documentthatyouwant more than 10
people tocollaborate on.
2. Invoice2go(Available oniPhone &Android)
Function:Productivity
Description:
Sendingoff invoicesandchasingdownpayments canbe a hassle, butInvoice2gocanmake the
processa lot easierandlessstressful.The appletsyou create customisedinvoiceswithyour
company’slogoas soonas you’ve finishedthe work.Itcanalso generate estimatesandpurchase
orders. It automaticallycreatesreportsandchartsbasedonyour invoices,soyoucaneasilykeep
track of who’spaidandwho hasn’t.Invoice2goclaimthattheirusersgetpaidan average of 7 days
faster.
Cost: You can signup for a 14-day free trial to give ita go, andtheirmost popularpackage isjust£69
a year – so for lessthan20p a day youcan create an unlimitednumberof invoicesforupto200
differentclients.
3. SplashtopRemote Desktop (AvailableoniPhone &Android)
Function:Productivity(workonthe go)
Description:Splashtop allowsyou full accesstoyourworkcomputerwhereveryouare. Inthe
workplace,thingsdon’talwaysgotoplanand it’susuallynottill we’veleftthe office thatwe realise

2. our mistakes.Fortunately,this appletsyoutake remote control of yourdesktop,asif youwere still
sittingatyour desk,soyou can quicklyrectifyanythingyou’ve forgottentodoat the office.
Cost: For personal use,the appcosts £3.99, lettingyouaccessyourcomputerthrougha local
network.Forbusinessuse,Splashtop‘slicencesstartataround£38 per year.
4. Pushover(Available oniPhone&Android)
Function:Organisation
Description:Thisis a game-changingappforthose withmore thanone device.Pushover can
organise all yourmessagesfromall yourdevicesin toone space. You can create yourown custom
notificationsystem,soyourphone onlybothersyouwithnotificationsyouwant.Itcan alertyou
aboutanything,includingjobalerts,if it'saboutto rain,emailsfromimportantpeople,orevenif a
motionsensorisactivatedin the office.
Cost: It comeswitha free seven-daytrial,thenrequiresaone-time £3.99 purchase.
5. KanbanFlow (Availableon iPhone &Android)
Function:Organisation
Description:KanbanFlow allowsmanagerstoassigntasksto theircolleagues,uploaddocumentsand
schedule due dates. The appvisualisesyoursandyouremployee’s workflow,andsimplifies
communicationamongteammembers.The premium versioncomeswithfeaturessuchas file
attachments,revisionhistoryandacumulative flow diagramthatletsyouanalyse yourworkhistory.
Cost: The standard versionisfree and the premiumversionisjust£3 per month - to getpremium
youjust needto signup fora free accountfirstthenclickon the “get premium”button.
BES Utilities
BES UtilitiesisaUK-based,independentlyownedgroupof companies,comprisingof BusinessEnergy
SolutionsLtd,BESCommercial ElectricityLtdandBES TelecomLtd.WithofficesinFleetwood,
Lancashire,BES Utilitiesaimstoprovide firstrate utilityservicestobusinessesacrossthe United
Kingdom.
We value customerservice highly,if have anyqueriesduringyourtime withBESUtilities,we aimto
deal withthese immediatelyandinaprofessionalmanner.All ourcall centresandhelp-desksare
solelyUK-based,andcanbe contactedat any time yousee fitfrom0830 to 1730 Monday to Friday.